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Chapter 3 Listening to Music 27
Using Genius on iPod classic
Even when iPod classic isn’t connected to your computer, Genius can automatically create instant
playlists of songs that go great together. You can play Genius Mixes, which are pre-selected
compilations of songs that go great together. You can create Genius playlists in iTunes and add
them to iPod classic, and you can sync Genius Mixes to iPod classic.
To use Genius, you need to set up Genius in the iTunes Store, and then sync iPod classic to iTunes
(see Turning on Genius in iTunes on page 16).
Create a Genius playlist on iPod classic:
1 Select a song, and then press and hold the Center button until a menu appears.
You can select a song from a menu or playlist, or you can start from the Now Playing screen.
2 Choose Start Genius.
Start Genius doesn’t appear in the menu of additional commands, if any of the following apply:
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You haven’t set up Genius in iTunes and then synced iPod classic with iTunes.
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Genius doesn’t recognize the song you selected.
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Genius recognizes the song but there aren’t at least ten similar songs in your library.
3 Press the Center button. The new playlist appears.
4 To keep the playlist, choose Save Playlist.
The playlist is saved with the song title and artist of the song you used to make the playlist.
5 To change the playlist to a new one based on the same song, choose Refresh. If you refresh a
saved playlist, the new playlist replaces the previous one. You can’t recover the previous playlist.
You can also start Genius from the Now Playing screen by pressing the Center button until you
see the Genius slider, and then using the Click Wheel to move the slider to the right. The Genius
slider won’t appear if Genius information isn’t available for the current song.
Genius playlists saved on iPod classic are synced back to iTunes when you connect iPod classic to
your computer.
Play a Genius playlist:
m Choose Music > Playlists, and then choose a Genius playlist.
Playing Genius Mixes
Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and contain songs from your library that go great
together. Genius Mixes provide a dierent listening experience each time you play one. iTunes
creates up to 12 Genius Mixes, depending on the variety of music in your iTunes library.
To learn how to sync Genius Mixes to iPod classic, see Syncing Genius playlists and Genius Mixes
to iPod classic on page 20.
Play a Genius Mix:
1 Choose Music > Genius Mixes.
2 Use the Click Wheel (or press Next/Fast-forward or Previous/Rewind) to browse the Genius Mixes.
The dots at the bottom of the screen indicate how many Genius Mixes are synced to iPod classic.